Still In the Bags

Going on two weeks landed in Delhi and we are starting to have a grasp on night and day. We are still living with the same things we brought with us on the plane; the same ten suit cases and carry ons but we have all of them so that is a good thing. Our shipments have not arrived at our home yet but we are in the flat, our permanent house for the two years we will be here. We are thankful for what we have and try not to dwell on what is lacking.

Mister has been going into work and has a car and driver for that. The kids and I are still going by way of taxi when we leave the house at all. We will eventually buy a car/vehicle here for the family to use but we were hoping our van in the states would sell first so we could use that money towards a family car here. It is that whole waiting game thing all over again.

Kid one had some placement tests and AES to finalize her schedule. She is starting her new school and new semester on January 4 when the school resumes after winter break. Kid middle and Kid three will start at the same time. The two of them would have liked to start last week but the school seemed to encourage them to wait and we don't have a car so I didn't want to fight it. They are both excited that they will begin Spanish classes here. We moved to India for everyone to take Spanish class! I am sure odder things will happen.

Kid three had a small case of what is affectionately called Delhi Belly. He had a mild case though, no vomiting, just nausea, and the "other" symptoms he had but the fever only lasted twenty four hours. Kid middle pointed out that everyone is worried about kid one meeting people that she has been introduced to many high school aged kids yet kid middle and kid three have met nobody their age yet. Living out of suit cases with few things and little to do is beginning to wear on the two of them. They are last to call the computer time, last in line for the votes on what to get done, it is getting hard for them to be without the things that make time go by. So for the sake of the little ones, we pray our stuff arrives soon.